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A device for holding together a measuring tape and a cutting blade. This device comprises a flat shaped housing which includes a first shallow cavity into which a first portion of the cutting blade can be inserted; a second cavity in the shape of a slot, into which the tape bracket can be inserted;

A device for holding together a measuring tape and a cutting blade. This device comprises a flat shaped housing which includes a first shallow cavity into which a first portion of the cutting blade can be inserted; a second cavity in the shape of a slot, into which the tape bracket can be inserted; a cover hingedly attached to the housing for covering the first cavity; and a snap latch mechanism for locking the cover to, or unlocking it from, the housing. The device also comprises a blade safeguard shield attached by a hinge to the housing, for optionally covering the unshielded portion of the blade when the device is not in use.

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I claim: 1. A device for holding together a measuring tape terminated by a 90 degree bracket, and a trapezoidal cutting blade, comprising: a) a flat-shaped housing comprising: i) a first shallow cavity, approximately matching in shape a first portion of said trapezoidal cutting blade and into which

I claim: 1. A device for holding together a measuring tape terminated by a 90 degree bracket, and a trapezoidal cutting blade, comprising: a) a flat-shaped housing comprising: i) a first shallow cavity, approximately matching in shape a first portion of said trapezoidal cutting blade and into which said first portion can be inserted, thereby shielding said first portion, and leaving exposed second unshielded portion of said cutting blade; ii) a second cavity in the shape of a slot, said slot having a thickness approximately the same as the thickness of said tape bracket and into which said tape bracket can be inserted; iii) a cover hingedly attached to said housing for covering said first cavity; and iv) a snap latch mechanism for locking said cover to, or unlocking said cover from, said housing, said snap latch mechanism comprising a tongue mounted on said cover, said tongue traversed by a hole, said snap-latch mechanism furthermore comprising a protuberance mounted on said housing, said snap-latch hole and said snap-latch protuberance matching in position and latching together when said cover is closed and said tongue is pressed on said protuberance; and b) a blade safeguard shield attached by means of a hinge to said housing, wherein said safeguard shield is in part shaped as a slot into which said unshielded portion of said cutting blade can fit, for optionally covering said unshielded portion of said blade when said device is not in use. 2. A device as in claim 1 wherein a) said tape bracket is traversed in its section perpendicular to said tape, by an opening; b) said slot formed by said second cavity comprises an anterior wall on the side away from said tape and a posterior wall on the side near said tape, both said walls being formed out of the material of said housing, said anterior wall being traversed by an opening axially coincident with tape bracket opening when said tape bracket is snuggly inserted in said slot, and said anterior wall opening approximately matching in shape said tape bracket opening; c) said cover carries on its inner surface a protuberance, said protuberance approximately matching in shape said anterior wall opening and said bracket opening, thereby allowing said protuberance to penetrate said anterior wall opening and said tape bracket opening, when said cover is rotatably closed, and allowing said cover to firmly latch onto said housing and remain firmly closed. 3. A device as in claim 1 wherein said safeguard shield hinge comprises two protuberances and two indentations, said protuberances located on the inside of said slot formed by said safeguard shield, the first indentation mounted on the anterior side of said cover, anterior side defined as the side away from said tape, and the second indentation mounted on the posterior side of said housing, posterior side defined as the side nearer said tape, said protuberances and said indentations being axially coincident and snapping together thus hingedly attaching said safeguard cover to said housing. 4. A device as in claim 3 comprising a safeguard shield latch for latching said safeguard shield to said housing wherein said safeguard shield latch comprises two protuberances on the inside of said safeguard shield slot and two indentations, the first indentation mounted on the anterior side of said cover and the second indentation mounted on the posterior side of said housing, said protuberances and said indentations being axially coincident thereby allowing said safeguard shield to snap onto said housing when said safeguard shield is rotatably closed. 5. A device as in claim 1 wherein said safeguard shield hinge comprises two protuberances and two indentations, said indentations located on the inside of said slot formed by said safeguard shield, the first protuberance mounted on the anterior side of said cover, anterior side defined as the side away from said tape, and the second protuberance mounted on the posterior side of said housing, posterior side defined as the side nearer said tape, said protuberances and said indentations being axially coincident and snapping together thus hingedly attaching said safeguard cover to said housing. 6. A device as in claim 5 comprising a safeguard shield latch for latching said safeguard shield to said housing wherein said safeguard shield latch comprises two protuberances on the inside of said safeguard shield slot and two indentations, the first indentation mounted on the anterior side of said cover and the second indentation mounted on the posterior side of said housing, said protuberances and said indentations being axially coincident thereby allowing said safeguard shield to snap onto said housing when said safeguard shield is rotatably closed.